Monday, January 14, 2013

Government signs performance contracts with nine project chiefs

The government has
signed the performance based evaluation contract with chiefs of nine
projects under the Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport
Management, according to The Prime Minister’s Office.

Secretary at the
ministry Tulasi Prasad Sitaula signed the agreement paper with the respective
chiefs of the nine national pride projects, said Office of the Prime Minister.

The government has
divided the Mid Hill Highway into two sections — eastern and western — and made
separate contracts with the chiefs of each section. The ministry signed the
evaluation contract with Balaram Mishra to open track, construct bridges and
upgrade the road conditions in the eastern section of the Mid Hill Highway.
Similarly, it has appointed Umesh Jha for the western section under the same
terms and conditions.

A 1,750-km long Mid Hill
Highway will stretch from Chiyobhanjyang in the east to Jhulaghat in the west,
according to secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister Krishna Hari
Baskota.

The government has
appointed Mukti Gautam to carry out activities of the Hulaki Highway. "The
government signed a result oriented performance evaluation contract with Gautam
to distribute compensation for land acquisition, construct bridges and open the
track in the Hulaki Highway," Baskota said, adding that the Indian
government has provided assistance for the construction of the highway.
"The government has planned to complete a 678-km road section in the first
phase of the Hulaki Highway project."

The government has
divided the North South Highway into three corridors — Koshi, Kali Gandaki and
Karnali — he said, adding, "the government has signed a result
oriented contract with the overall project chief of the project Devi Shakya
Bajracharya to open the track for the road, construct bridges and link
different sections."

The
government has also signed a separate contract paper with chiefs of all three
Koshi, Kali Gandaki and Karnali corridors. Sabyendra Shakya, Kailash Kumar
Shrestha and Dharmendra Kumar Jha have been appointed as chiefs to oversee
Koshi, Kali Gandaki and Karnali corridors, respectively.

Likewise, the government has
signed the performance based evaluation contract with Rajendra Raj
Sharma to carry out activities including opening of track with help from Nepal
Army and land acquisition process.

The government has
appointed Yogendra Kumar Rai as chief for the Railway Project. The project must
study the possibility of operating railway services in Kathmandu valley along
with a study on the possibility of
Kathmandu-Abukhaireni-Pokhara-Tamsariya-China railway route.

Sitaula said that the
ministry is optimistic about completing the projects in the stipulated time.

"The government has
outlawed strikes and bandhs at the sites of national pride projects," said
Baskota, adding that the government will soon sign result oriented performance
evaluation contact with other national pride projects.

The government had
recently said that it would implement the performance evaluation contract with
chiefs of national pride projects in its ‘Immediate Action Plan to Reform
Governance and Economic Sector’.